Robin Gibb Quotes

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

I could only try to comfort the women that I came face-to-face with. I was really moved by how much they wanted to talk, how much they needed to be comforted, and how happy they were that we were there.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

There's no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

I say let's respond as best we can to the victims and their families.

I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.

Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time.

No one should be left to suffer alone.

For example, when my mother died, the people who showed up just to put an apron on to cook, people who really do the right thing, so to speak, as my momma would always say to show that they care, a sense of community that we've lost so much in our country.

It is important that friends should understand each other in their difficult hours.

You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you. Do you need anything?' If you can get somebody like that, you can make it, no question about it. You can make it.

One thing that we can do for each other is support each other. At one point or another, we all go through trials and tribulations, so giving your time is one way to help.

You always feel for your fellow players when they are going through tough times, losing and things like that.

Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business.

He shouldn't be alone at a time like this. This is a special time for me to be around as much as I can. He needs his family and his friends and his fans.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

So after being with somebody for any number of days like that, you can't help but feel for them. You can't help them, but you certainly can root for them.

You don't want to diminish anybody's pain and suffering.

We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.

Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.

You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.